Public Speaking social phobias, fear of "cold calling" These are the most common of all phobias. There are actually very few people who feel comfortable about getting up in front of a group to speak to give a speech. Even to address co workers or bosses in a meeting, or present to customers on whom they depend for their business can be a painful experience for them.    Some people feel better standing up and talking to people they know, others find  that more difficult.   For some its about the size of the group, and others the size of the audience makes no difference.   People who suffer from these problems experience anxiety and stress to the extreme and often self medicate, use alcohol  to relax and embolden themselves or get a prescription from their doctors to alleviate the symptoms. Whether its in front of peers, superiors, or any person in authority, and for some people even in social situations when all attention might be on them, they shy away from the situation. Whatever the fear, it can start the moment a person knows they are to speak to a group, and others it is immediately before the event. For many, they manage to avoid the situation, somehow, all the while knowing this is preventing them from moving forward; either in a job /career, or from doing the things that would result in some kind of reward or satisfaction in life they seek. Making a presentation may be crucial to accomplishing a goal, yet that goal seems an impossible one when public speaking is a requirement. It isn't always about confidence because many otherwise confident people shudder at the thought of getting up and talking in front of a group. Or even being called upon at meetings. And those who freeze up, lose their voice or stammer their way through a presentation never feel good about them selves afterwards. They are embarrassed and ashamed of their performance. Some people cannot even bring themselves or make that all important call to generate business and they suffer the same agony of anticipation  as those who need to do public speaking , often long before they make that call. Even  when they do finally pick up the telephone, doing what is commonly called "cold calling" they seldom feel they have represented themselves well. Being in the spot light seems to be a difficult experience for some individuals from very early on in life. For others they discover this problem either in school or college and even in the workplace. The causes are many; sometimes there is a single stimulus event, i.e.an embarrassing experience; for some it is something that gradually evolved and became more stressful over time; for some there are many complex issues that need to be resolved. In every case the causes must be understood in order to more quickly, easily, comfortably and permanently get rid of the phobia. This is what makes Elaine's work so different, because she doesn't use generic suggestions in hypnosis to relieve her client's of fear of public speaking and similar issues. She digs deep and uproots the problem once and for all. Some people who try and help others overcome this shyness about public speaking by forcing the person into the situation, believing he or she will get  used to it and therefore eventually get comfortable.   Elaine says, "That's like throwing someone in the deep end;  the fear of the water doesn't necessarily go away that way, and even though the person may survive the trauma and even learn to swim, they will probably never love the water or be a great swimmer as a result of that cruel method." The fact is there are better and more effective ways to help people overcome public speaking and other phobias. Elaine knows just what to do and how to do it so that you learn to really enjoy speaking to groups of any size no matter who is in the group. She may recommend Mind Mastery because the many elements in any phobic reaction stem from the relationship between the conscious and subconscious  and the language, internal and verbal that communicate about the fear. Also Mind Mastery helps people to develop confidence and natural assertiveness, among other things. It creates a solid foundation and structure for positive change and help Elaine's clients support the hypnotherapeutic process. So call for your evaluation today and take that first step towards stopping  the anxiety once and for all so you can get on with your life and work and enjoy every aspect of it. 248-865-9598 Use Visa Mastercard or PyaPal Also click on phobias for more information.